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PT151.S4.Q21

chloesaad5262

Wednesday, Nov 28 2018

Maybe I still need to get used to the newer LR sections but I really am not a fan of the assumptions we are expected to make to get the right answer choices; they are analogous to those we have historically been penalized for making in other questions. (I'm referencing Q16 of this same section.) "Evolution does not always optimize the survival of an organism." How can we not only assert the existence of a group of people who think the opposite but also impose that view on them simply from that sentence? What if this were a necessary assumption or a most strongly supported/ MBT question with the same passage and they gave the following as an answer choice: "There exist some people who believe that evolution always optimizes the survival of an organism." No way would the LSAT make that the correct answer choice. We do not need to and simply are not logically allowed to make that leap from the information given. I understand different rules are prioritized for different question stems but the least the LSAT could do is be logically consistent. (Plus, I intentionally chose those analogy stems because they are governed by the same logical rules that (one would think) would hold just as much weight in the present question. For instance, I wouldn't have chosen an SA question because the same relevant logical rules do not apply as strongly there.) Does anyone have advice on how I can deal with making these inferential leaps going forward? Did I interpret this question incorrectly? Is there something I'm not realizing?

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Saturday, Sep 22 2018

chloesaad5262

PT60.S1.Q22 - One of the most useful social conventions

I am confused because the correct answer to this question seems like it's a necessary assumption and not a sufficient assumption, as the question stem would describe it to be. I generally regard necessary assumptions to be the "bare minimum" standard. It seems that "societies being geographically isolated enough not to have been influenced by any other society" only allows for, and does not guarantee, the conclusion to be drawn. When I really analyze the question I guess I could see how it's sufficient, but am I crazy to think that this reads so similarly to a necessary assumption? Is there a helpful technique for distinguishing the two in a situation like this?

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PT151.S4.Q10

chloesaad5262

Saturday, Mar 16 2019

JY’s reasoning for why D is wrong baffles me for the simple reason that you are always thinking, and thinking is an activity. You could use the same reasoning behind his mindless celery chopping example to discredit the scenario in B (the driver could be parked for the duration of the passenger’s phone call and doesn’t have to be driving at all and could just be sitting there mindlessly staring into space thinking about nothing and performing nothing). My biggest issue with answer choice B is that it forces the assumption that diverting attention from conducting a given task causes one’s performance to diminish in any way. That was too big of a leap for me to feel like B was right because I could think of too many cases where a person might be distracted but nonetheless performs just as well as when that person is fully focused on the task at hand. I know its a “most strongly support” question but the idea that a distracted person can still perform a task as well as when focused is not far-fetched at all. Take the LSAT, for example. I am literally distracted during half the problems on the LSAT but I can still perform just as well as when I am completely focused even though my attention is diverted. I’m sure professional athletes are sometimes distracted by large audiences (and thus attention is diverted from playing sport) but they simeoultaneously can perform just as well as they do during practice without a large audience or any other distraction diverting their attention from playing the sport. I know D is very absolute because it says “inevitably”, but if that’s the case, then B is just as or even more absolute: It assumes that the driver’s attention is diverted SUCH THAT the driver’s performance is impacted AND THAT the impact is negative. I figured “alright well if they’re going to make me assume, I might as well choose the one that assumed the least.” I know my thought process must be going wrong somewhere but I cannot figure out where.

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PT143.S3.Q8

chloesaad5262

Tuesday, Jan 15 2019

The specific explanations he provided for why each other answer choice is wrong were really insightful and helpful.......

General · Calling all small bladders

chloesaad5262

Sunday, Jul 14 2019

I drink lots of water and basically have zero bladder. Have been that way since I was little. The first time I took the LSAT, I went to the bathroom three times during the timed test. It was ridiculous and very much interfered with my performance. However, the second time I took the LSAT I had no bathroom interruptions. Here’s what I did differently: First, do not eat fruit for breakfast. This may seem obvious but fruit has lots of water in it. I unfortunately did not take this into account when I ate an entire carton of blueberries for breakfast prior to my first sitting. Have a protein-based breakfast instead (protein bar, egg, etc). Second, drink one glass of water when you first wake up and drink nothing more (unless you have a medical condition requiring you to drink water more frequently, in which case you could try getting accommodations for breaks). It was way more manageable to test while a little thirsty (you forget about it) than to constantly think about how bad I needed to go and how much longer would I make it and omg i’m gunna pee my pants etc, etc. On that note, make sure to use the restroom before you go into the test room. Like if you haven’t gone yet or if the last time you went was a while ago do not walk into that test room. Fourth, do not drink coffee or espresso in the morning. I bought these mints infused with green tea powder and chocolate covered espresso beans from Peets. Worked fine. There’s a million ways to get your caffeine fix (don’t go overboard with caffeine pills though, they can be rly dangerous). Fifth, make sure you bring a sweatshirt (without a hood) and wear light pants to the test center. Being cold makes you need to go. (Even though its summer time, some test centers have the air conditioning blasting out of control.) If you do all of this you’ll be A1.